# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 17. Miscellaneous State Business Licenses

### Subtitle 12. Storage Warehouses

#### Section 17-1204

(a) Before a moving and storage firm or warehouse that stores household goods provides any service, the moving and storage firm or warehouse shall give written notice to the buyer of the service that the buyer should get insurance to protect the buyer from loss of goods.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)